Forensic Science Final Review Flashcards

8696204495	Arches	Least frequent fingerprint pattern	0
8696204494	Loops	Most frequent fingerprint pattern	1
8696204451	What are the three phases of hair growth	Anagen, catagen and telogen	2
8696204452	What are 3 basic methods of recording at the crime scene?	Notes, Sketches, Photograph/Videotape	3
8696204454	What is Chain of Custody?	Written record of who has had possession of evidence at all times	4
8696204455	Class Evidence	Object has characteristics common to a group of similar objects NOT to one single object	5
8696204457	Individual Characteristics	Material that can be related of a single source such as DNA profile or fingerprint	6
8696204458	Locard's Exchange Principle	There is always a cross-transfer of evidence between victim and suspect	7
8696204462	Forensic Odontology	The study of teeth and bite marks as it relates to the crime scene	8
8696204464	Manner of Death	1) Natural 2) Accident 3) Suicide 4) Homicide 5) Undetermined 6) Pending	9
8696204465	Cause of Death	The cause of death is the disease or injury that produces the physiological disruption inside the body resulting in death, for example, a gunshot wound to the chest.	10
8696204467	Forensic Anthropology	Study of bones/skeletal remains	11
8696204471	CODIS	Combined DNA Index System	12
8696204472	PCR	Process that replicates or makes extra copies of DNA	13
8696204476	STR	Short tandem repeat, unique areas of DNA used in DNA profiling	14
8696204478	Medulla	spongy interior of hair that is useful in determining species of hair because it contains unique patterns	15
8696204480	AFIS	Automated Fingerprint Indentification Systems	16
8696204483	Visible print	Left by finger that has touched colored materials such as blood, paint, ink etc.	17
8696204484	Latent Print	Essentially invisible and must be developed by physical or chemical means	18
8696204486	Three types of fingerprint patterns	Loops, Whorls, Arches	19
8696204490	How should bloodstained material be stored?	Biological material should be dried and in paper	20
8696204502	DNA Bases		21
8696204503	During gel electrophoresis, the DNA is:	Separated by fragment size	22
8696204506	Wear and tread pattern on footwear	Class characteristic of a suspect's sneaker	23
8696204508	What is the LEAST important consideration in the gathering of evidence at a crime scene?	Guilt of Suspects	24
8696265119	forensic science	application of science to law	25
8696270386	overview, mid-range, close-up	types of photographs taken at a crime scene	26
8696273292	second series photo	includes ruler and evidence marker	27
8696278823	physical evidence	must be properly collected, documented and packaged and comes from suspect, crime scene or victim	28
8696291515	testimonial evidence	eyewitness evidence which may not be accurate	29
8696298383	compound microscope	tool used in forensics to study trace evidence in a nondestructive manner	30
8696305330	electrostatic lifting	used to collect footprint on a tile	31
8696311518	side lighting	brings out detail in a photograph	32
8696326951	iodine fuming	Fingerprint processing technique used for paper	33
8696331835	chromatography	ink identification technique that separates pigments in pens	34
8696345907	Retention factor	Calculation used in ink chromatography	35
8696371816	passive, projected and transfer	categories of bloodstain patterns	36
8696374544	projected	type of bloodstain pattern under force	37
8696376116	transfer	type of bloodstain pattern created when a bloody object comes in contact with a non bloody object	38
8696382927	blood travel	tail points the way	39
8696397001	impact angle	inverse sine (short axis/long axis)	40
8696410546	area of convergence	The area containing the intersections generated by lines drawn through the long axes of individual stains that indicates in two dimensions the location of the blood source.	41
8696443778	stereo microscope	tool used in forensics to study larger objects in detail in a nondestructive manner	42
8696467812	natural fibers	tends to be irregular in appearance includes silk, cotton, linen	43
8696472020	autopsy	specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause and manner of death	44
8696486642	Forensic toxicologist	examines blood and urine for the presence of alcohol or toxic chemicals	45
8696493284	pelvis	Useful bone for determining gender	46
8696503332	suture lines	visible in the skulls of young children	47
8696515146	Asian skulls	contain round eye orbits	48
8696522785	African skulls	contain nasal broad aperture	49
8696543411	Exemplar	evidence that comes from a known source	50
8696545953	Counterfeit	Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.	51
8696552406	Forgery	A copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art that is not authentic.	52